Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [adj] by [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A carved chair close by the altar , a small ancient-looking chest , and an ornately-carved table which looks for all the world like a chest on legs , may well be Jacobean . |
2 | ‘ The wild duck wherries to the distant flood … ''Whizz goes the peewit o'er the ploughman 's team/ with many a whew and whirl and sudden scream … ’ 'A sedge bird built its little benty nest/ close by the meadow-pool and wooden brig … ’ |
3 | Our cottage lay on stubby cliffs close by the sea . |
4 | Molly had stood beside him and had pointed out one particularly small drawer close by the door . |
5 | He 'd been shown to the interview room where Scott sat with a uniformed officer close by the door . |